Number of youth deaths in Netherlands
Netherlands: Number of youth deaths was 819 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Netherlands, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 819 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Netherlands peaked at 1,949 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 819 deaths, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,949 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 1,921 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 1,858 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 1,791 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 1,731 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 1,662 deaths | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 1,599 deaths | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 1,564 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1,558 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,550 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,541 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,513 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1,463 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1,412 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 1,343 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 1,263 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1,188 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1,123 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 1,076 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1,042 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1,010 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 973 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 937 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 904 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 886 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 872 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 858 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 851 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 840 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 836 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 834 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 851 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 851 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 822 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 819 deaths | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,718 deaths | 1,550 deaths | 1,949 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,296 deaths | 1,042 deaths | 1,541 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 896.7 deaths | 836 deaths | 1,010 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 835.4 deaths | 819 deaths | 851 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Netherlands?
- Number of youth deaths in Netherlands was 819 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,949 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 819 deaths in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for number of youth deaths?
- Netherlands ranks 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.